Igbo or not is a non-issue. When we identify useless Buhari mannequins, they are dealt with as such.

solmus:




Ibo amaka!!!

Oochie Amaka!!!

haters Ajoka!!

she is doing a wonderful job

Ehen! Has who insulted first stopped her from being a deliberate liar on the payroll of the FG?

DaBullIT:
See

Personally I don't like the woman however

The issue that caused this investigation is because she insulted someone's mother, however that "person" insulted her first

danvon:
Norway's prison focuses on rehabilitation, If these Boko Haram members received 21 yrs in prison would you be fine with it?

First, Norway does not have capital punishment anymore that is why he has a term of imprisonment that can be extended. Nigeria on the other hand practices capital punishment so the proper thing to do is put those criminal terrorists on trial and have them condemned to death by hanging or firing squad. If the court is lenient enough to sentence them to life imprisonment, that bottom line is that they will remain incarcerated which is what Norway did. Secondly, the setting/structure of Norwegian prisons is one that will actually encourage rehabilitation. Than man was put in a 3-room cell with TV, Laptop and exercise equipment but no internet access. Does Nigeria have such a prison? Maybe those run by DSS for high-level political prisoners.

Bottom line is that terrorists should remain incarcerated and not released back into the society without even a trial and conviction, essentially no punishment! That is absolutely insensitive and even lends credence to the allegations that this government in fact sponsors and harbours northern terrorists! Where is the justice in that and how do you explain that to civilians and innocent members of communities that have been destroyed by those terrorists? It is only that we run a semi-military dictatorship that is not answerable to the electorate that supposedly voted them into office. Why was this rehabilitation and reintegration option not offered IPOB who aren't even terrorists as they are not in the business of mass murder and destruction like Boko haram?

danvon:
https://googleweblight.com/i?u=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/world/europe/anders-behring-breivik-murder-trial.html&hl=en-NG

Today, Breivik sits in a prison outside Oslo. He was given a twenty-one-year term that can be extended indefinitely—Norway’s maximum sentence. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/25/the-inexplicable

The man was arrested, put through a trial, sentenced and now serves a 21 year term that can be extended indefinitely. Does that look to you like someone who was arrested, 'rehabilitated' and 'reintegrated' into the same society he assaulted/offended within a matter of months? I wonder what point you are trying to prove. That he is alive and in prison is because he surrendered to the police immediately they arrived the scene of his crime. If he had resisted or was still actively shooting he would have been gunned down instantly!

When you compare Nigeria with Norway on this issue you appear just a little bit dense. Norway has very low crime rated because it enjoys very high development levels. Besides, the few crimes committed in Norway are nowhere near terrorist related. If you want to know how Norway treats terrorists, go and swear allegiance to any globally proscribed terrorist groups then commit acts of terrorism on their soil. I hope you live to tell the story of 'nice treatment' over there.

danvon:
Countries like Norway don't persecute criminals harshly because persecuting them doesn't change anything

Norway has a very very low crime rate

Buhari might be trying to reduce terrorism by being nice to them to prevent them from returning to their old life

But Nigerians don't understand this

Susu888:
Not to sound insensitive but abeg we hear word,if they truly are repented abeg make them live their lives jare! Most of them were recruited by force not that they had a choice...it was either you joined or you die.

Make no one quote.

The bold part is one major issue. What is the guarantee that they are truly repentant? Then what about victims living in IDP camps and dying of malnutrition?

danvon:
Understand that persecuting the criminals doesn't make them repent and it doesn't bring back the dead by treating them nicely you could prevent them from returning back to their old life

Buhari might be trying to reduce terrorism

First, you do not persecute a criminal, he is already guilty. Secondly, you cannot be directing resources to self-confessed criminals when the victims are dying in their large numbers without basic care. Who deserves the rehabilitation more? Innocent, displaced citizens including women and girls or hardened criminals who should be kept locked away for life? Even if the government intends to rehabilitate those that might have been brain-washed or lured into terrorist acts, they fact is that they have been exposed to evil; they come from communities and they are known! How do you justify their release without punishment when their victims have next to no hope and some are even dead? Where is the restitution and reconciliation that should be part of such a process?

More importantly, such 'repentant' terrorist should remain isolated from the general society until the war is completely over. It is premature now because whatever lured them into such activities is still alive and active, they are already well trained in arms handling and the art of terror so the moment they face any resistance (eg. non-acceptance by the society which is normal) or hardship, they easily pick up arms and head back to the pits, better revived and energised; that is if they did not just form repentance to take a break from all the dust in the forest! There is no positive to such heartless 'rehabilitation' exercise by the Nigerian military and government.

The Army and other privileged liars keep claiming that they are not being enlisted into the military or any other para-military agencies so it is best to go directly to the root which is that they do not deserve to walk free after terrorizing and murdering innocent Nigerians, displacing others from their homes. At least the so-called operation safe corridor and deradicalisation is in the public domain and they cannot deny it.

Awol1:
Don't protest their release, protest their enlistment into the army.

Really? Exactly what good idea do you think he had?

danvon:
When Buhari released Boko Haram I think he had a good idea in mind, countries like Norway do the same thing

But this is not Norway

This is how they keep harassing and muzzling the press so that we will not hear the truth. What a repressive regime! Solmus oya o! Come and hail again.

Calling on an incompetent president to resign is now tagged hate speech. The senate president is such a tool! It is a shame that one cannot make a demand of the president again without fear of victimisation by security agencies that ought to protect lives and properties of all citizens. By the time Buhari leaves whether by providence or at the end of his tenure, this country would have regressed several decades behind.

Umahi and crew, just get it done and stop the noise! Show working and give us results and y'all better be resolute not if one stupid miyetti cow coughs or one dirty minister passes comment you'll start shaking in your pants and back-tracking. Security is fundamental and nobody should play politics with it!

Ha! Then Buhari, Adesina and crew will wonder why Transparency International has ranked Nigeria lower? It is the height of corruption that an FG appointee will not have basic, requisite documentation verified before assuming office and yet they claim DSS and Police must vet all nominees before appointments! So who let the ball drop at some point? That is the corruption that drags the country down! Someone somewhere would have known her deficiency, decided to cover it up or approved it and then hold that office/appointee to ransom for illicit gain!

It may well be that in addition to high cases of abuse/SGBV, there is also more openness, awareness, exposure and access to channels for reporting such incidences than in other regions especially the North where the culture of silence, ignorance and religious oppression reign supreme.

All the same, rather than unnecessary denials and comparisons, we should thoroughly examine ourselves and be determined to correct violent tendencies in our society in the East. Such issues are contrary to our innate make-up and high regard for life, health and the environment that our fathers are known for. It is time to go back to the drawing board, ascertain where we veered off, what breeds these high incidences of violence and curtail them drastically.

Emma1Oj:
Nonsense talk. why didn't they demand for the sack of all the service chiefs wen Jonathan was in power? Just because the flow of money into their account has seized they are their looking for attention.

sack ko saka ni.

Jonathan was not asleep and changed the service chiefs around when the need arose or when they attained their ages of retirement. Compare with intelligence please!

Sirjamo:
I agree that government should stop rehabilitation of repentant boko haram members, but it's wrong to say that they are being recruited into the army.

BTW, sacking service chiefs is not the solution to this menace, boko haram has seen more than 30 service chiefs since 2009 and these current ones did far better than the previous ones.

Nigeria does not have the capacity to defend it citizens properly, show me one nation with 200m people but spend less than 1 billion dollars on security, it is not even up to what SA of 50 million people spend on security annually.

First, the fact that these service chiefs have over-stayed their ages of retirement is causing a glut in the growth/promotion of other qualified officers in all the security services. You can be sure that there is a lot of disaffection which can lead to anything from loss of loyalty to full on complicity in the crime of terrorism by acting as moles and informants. There are rules guiding these processes and they should not be jettisoned just because someone (the President) feels comfortable with certain appointees. Secondly, no matter how well they have performed (highly debatable), there is something called burnout and complacence. There is also the need to inject fresh blood, vigour and ideeas and this needs to happen otherwise the recent spike in attacks will most likely continue.

It is also necessary to change the players so there is no room for routine which may spell danger as certain interests are likely to be placed over national security.

Exactly what is the role of the government? Is it not to protect lives and prevent such issues from happening in the first place? If you say CAN should set up camps why do we have NEMA, SEMAs and even the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management? Femi Adesina has spat in your mouth and taught you to call CAN an opposition political party abi? Well done.

AroleOduduwa2:
CAN need to stop acting like a political party, instead they should set up programs and camps to help the displaced.

They need to stop using the church for political clout.

Don't be such a cheap, pathetic liar. None of these things you put here have ever been said. You can hate Nnamdi Kanu, Igbos and IPOB with all your might, that's your headache but deliberately formulating lies and propaganda makes you lower than those you choose to hate so much. Take it easy, Igbo, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu and Biafran issues do not affect your life in any way, face ya front!

Arrewa:
Nnamdi Kanu is a smart guy who understands the Igbos very well. He knows the Igbos are people who are giving to delusion, they are energized by fake news, propaganda, rumors and hates. Be good at dishing them then you become a hero it doesn't matter the region you come from like FFK and Fayose just be sure you are dishing them out in support of Igbos interest and vision they will make you their celebrity and you can make a lot of money doing that if you involve business mind in it like Kanu and Uwazuruike

I have a biafra proponent in my area here that use to tell us some day light lies about biafra. Last November he said Trump has given Buhari two weeks to hold a lefulendom as he called it or he will move Americans army to Nigeria force Igbos out.

In November ending he said that the UN has given the Igbos date to leave Nigeria by February and that the UN army will be entry Nigeria from December to enforce this and many other things.

He even said that Nnamdi Kanu have commanded the Igbos to not return back to Nigeria when they go home for Christmas and that others should prepare to leave Nigeria latest by January.

lies and propaganda are the only weapons Kanu and IPOB have for the moment to continue to sway their gullible brainwashed followers and failure to do that spells doom for the organization.

Exactly!

Keziehenry:
restored already . enemies of freedom go and hug transformer

Arrewa:
As a born again Christian who is meant to speak the truth at all times, i think this amoketun issue is being hypocritically blown out of proportion to expand hatred for other tribes especially the Fulanis. Why must we Christians be the brain behind the vast support for Amotekun when the Nigerian constitution is clear about the roles of the armed forces and police in the security of the country? Why must we form an ethnic militia to target fellow Nigerians when the constitution guarantees freedom of movement and doing business nationwide as long as we are Nigerians? What we fail to realize is that the south east cheering on Amotekun sees its as a synonym for their biafra agitations and they will rather support anything that will disband the relative peace and unity of Nigeria. The IPOB sympathizers will be the one to cry wolf when Amotekun starts targeting their tribesmen who commits various crimes in the south west. MURIC recently condemned the killing of a CAN pastor and sympathized with we Christians, how many Christians will condemn the killing of an imam or Muslims? Instead we rejoice when tragedy strikes them forgetting we are all humans before religion. Instead of emulating our Muslim brothers who have remained silent on this issue of Amotekun, we Christians are disturbing the cyberspace with hypocritical comments. Amotekun will never see the light of the day as long as we remain one Nigeria. It's a bad policy and a tribalistic security outfit aimed at persecuting other Nigerians. On behalf of we Christians, i condemn Amotekun. Let's learn to live in peace and harmony

Do you really mean that crap you typed especially the bold part? Muslims have been silent? Are the AGF, Malami or the Minister for Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, Christians? Or is it Miyetti Allah leadership that has been running from pillar to post, frothing at the mouth with amotekun issues? This Junaid is no longer muslim? What about Akintola of MURIC?

It is muslims that have in fact been rabid with fear and condemnation all over the public space because they know their criminal intents will be heavily checkmated with this initiative. They also know that other Southern regions are in support and are watching closely and before long, similar outfits will be set up over the entire South and NC then nonsense fulani harassment will be decisively stopped! Why the fear of secession? Must Nigeria remain as is with all the madness we see and experience?

WiLdFLame:
Juniad should shut up

The north can play politics with Boko Haram and billions of Naira is taken from us to develop your lands right? Why we Southwest can’t set up a community policing to wade off criminals?
Go and warn your people that the Southwest won’t tolerate any notoriety either from the Fulani herdsmen, Igbos or any of our neighbors taking our hospitality for granted!!

Everything in Lagos today was done by the Federal Government. Somehow they believe that they can get away with it, retain what is their own, let the rest of us all go and wallow in poverty. Good luck to them.

Lagos is the sole reason y'all make noise about the SW and some fake hospitality. Being a former national capital coupled with the special focus of the FG what has made Lagos what it is along with the clear, significant efforts of other Nigerians that are forced to live and work there because till date, it has the only functional seaport. Protect the region any way you can, that is absolutely critical but read and see what those you ordinarily love to lick their arses have to say about your region. If an Igbo person said same thing, you would have been vibrating with insults and general stupidity.

Has any Igbo or IPOB member caused any unrest or insecurity in your region as these northerners have? Hospitality bunkum! Well done.

Talking to yarimo, sarrki, itsme01, garfield, , helinues, GoTV, passingshot, simplyleo, buhariadvocate et al...BMC crew reps

What is more confrontational than cattle herding idiots invading farms, destroying crops and razing down villages while killing farmers and residents?

statusquoante:
Ok

Amotekun can lead to so many things...

It's the beginning of a matter we know, we don't know how it will end...

There are Yorubas all over the country...

Nevertheless, rampaging herders must be called to order in our lands - one way or the other. But this method is too glaring and confrontational...

Enough said!

If Buhari and his appointees had made such decisive statements denouncing the herdsmen and their activities the way they have been going on about Amotekun instead of making silly excuses for the murderers, the issue would have been long arrested and certainly would not have come to this point. But it is good so that those with wisdom and those just waking up will understand clearly what is at stake.

GamalNasser:
If Buhari had taken his duty as Commander in Chief seriously and clamped down against Fulani Terrorist instead of protecting them there wouldn't be any need for Amotekun .. they way Buhari is going I pray he doesnt lead Nigeria into a Civil war

Ewo! But you loved and trusted them during the python dance saga because it was the Igbos that were at the receiving end abi? Well done

helinues:
We Nigerians dont trust the military again.. Is that too hard for you to understand?

See yourself na:

helinues:
Another Python dance is coming

helinues:


You mean OPC have also been creating nuisances like Igbos?

No wonder FG sends operation skelewu to SW instead of Python dance..

helinues:
Python is already tired of blues dance. Its time for reggae dance ( energy one )

He who has ears, let him hear

Serious matter o! Is it sophisticated primitiveness or primitive sophistication?

These fulani louts are just very mad and stupid

He doesn't? And you still support him? So he did not know what he was talking about all the time he claimed that all LGAs had been recovered and that BH is technically defeated? So he is just fed whatever information and lies and he parrots them? What an 'efficient leader'!

BuhariAdvocate:
Buhari don't know anything about boko haram.

No problem na, the great Buhari is now in charge. More grease to his knobbly elbows as he pilots the terrorist BH, ISIS, ISWAP, Al-Qaeda machinery to continually lay waste to the North! Herdsmen will be dealt with decisively in any part of the South they choose to be stupid in.

BuhariAdvocate:
Jonathan is a very stupid man.

So you know? Yet you have consistently insulted Jonathan for the evil monster northern politicians like Buhari and co created just to cause unrest and seize power in 2015? Una neva start, the truth will find you all out!

BuhariAdvocate:
The problem the northern politicians create for their people.

Exactly! Since the FG is not ready to properly train and equip the Army to end this nonsense BH terrorism, they should not make noise when states/regions decide to jointly provide their internal security. See how they have been bleating all over the place and calling Oduduwa and illegality because of Amotekun!

Tomide007:

What should they do again oo...which equipment exactly have they given them...Ak 47's even America haven't defeated Taliban....nah God's hand we dey oo..our politicians ain't serious.

Hope Uzodinma should not be stupid right now, On what basis will he be impeached? He's barely one week in office so what he needs to do is get to work and acquit himself properly! If he gets involved in shady deals and gets impeached then he'll have only himself to blame, that's it.

amc:


You call ignoring a possible unconstitutional act a progressive mindset? If the "South" decided to keep quiet and ignore what might have been an unconstitutional act, don't now cry foul and blame the North for raising an objection when they see unconstitutional act that they feel is detrimental to their region. I have always said it that Nigerians in the South need to do an inward assessment of the purpose of their legislators who are being paid billions of Naira to represent them.

The truth is Civilian JTF's brief (counter-insurgency) is very different from Amotekun's (crime fighting). For obvious reasons, the former would need sophisticated weapons while the latter might not. So the poster comparing both is being disingenuous. Sadly going by the posts here, a lot of people have fallen for it.

You miss the point. It is not unconstitutional and that is why no one has any serious qualms about the CJTF. Beyond this, some Northern states have other vigilante, neighbourhood outfits similar to Amotekun and they carry weapons. They were also formed without any one bothering them because it is community policing. The reason these comparisons now arise is because of the odious hypocrisy displayed by the Northern interests. Apart from Hisbah which is religious-based and backed by state laws, these other groups have no legal backing so why the special interest and unnecessary noise in the South? The Rivers State House of Assembly passed a law establishing a neighborhood watch sometime in 2018 (see links added), yet the Army disbanded them and branded it illegal so what exactly is the problem?

https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/wike-vows-illegal-militia-training-camp-shut-down-by-army-will-continue-operation/4eqdc61
https://punchng.com/soldiers-stop-rivers-vigilance-corps-training/

@the bold I agree with you to the extent that our representatives at federal level and even state governors are selfish. Like this issue of Rivers I just mentioned, I see no reason why the state allowed the issue to die upon the interference of the Army without a spirited legal fight considering that the organization is backed by state law.